“So for the first time in over 100 years, we’re trying to build a car that’s faster than any aeroplane in existence.

“We’re all very excited about that, we remain slightly cautious and slightly nervous about the pitfalls, but the quality of the team means we can actually attack it with confidence knowing we can do this safely.”

The Bloodhound car was unveiled in September 2015 in London’s Canary Wharf and the team are now conducting test runs in Hakskeen Pan South Africa due to the long stretches of open space that allow them to reach the highest speeds.

They are using Hakskeen Pan, South Africa as their location due to the vast open roads

The shaping of the car was one of the major challenges in the project, but with a length of 13.47 metres and a height of 3 metres – chief engineer Mark Chapman believes they have found the perfect stability.

Mark said: “The car itself is big, blue and orange – and to get up to 1,000mph, we need three engines – so we’ve got an EJ200.

“The measured mile is 3.4 seconds long and we cover four and a half football pitches a second.

“You could be sat in a football stadium and as you closed your eye the car would come in from one side of the stadium and as you opened your eye it would go out the other side of the stadium – and you’d have missed it.”

The Bloodhound team wishes to motivate and inspire the youth of today with their creation.

Andy Green said: “Our target audience is the next generation of young scientists and engineers.

“This is about inspiring and exciting them about the science and technology of today, so they can go ahead and build the world of tomorrow.